My Nerdy Childhood

Tonight, over salmon sashimi, we started talking about theme songs from old TV shows. 

Here are some of my favorites. Some nerdy, some not so nerdy.

I picked some clips from more obscure shows because I could post clips from shows like Transformers, but everyone remembers those, and 
I'd like to trigger some long dormant memory in you. 

Unearthing tiny glimpses of things forgotten is delightful :)

This first one is super old and you may only recognize the music.

It was an educational program broadcast on TV Ontario that I used to watch
(I started being nerdy at an early age).
It taught the concepts of physics, and I loved the ones about molecules.

Everyone should watch these. They're great! Click here to watch them all!

Eureka!

"Some of the Molecules Important to Human Life" - by Raphael Abrams at 

http://doodlebird.wordpress.com/

The following show is responsible for the connection my mind makes whenever I put a hat on my head. Somehow it makes perfect sense to think that it will transport me to somewhere new, but of course this impulse only lasts for a second. I wish I had magic hats.

Harriet's Magic Hats

I'm not sure if they had Reading Rainbow in the States, but this was probably my favorite show. 

And Geordi LaForge is the host! WOO HOO! 

Reading Rainbow

"Reading is for Awesome People" - shirt by Nerdyshirts.com

and of course the very famous "Reading is Sexy" shirt from buyolympia.com

A TRUE STORY

For years I had a melody in my head and I could not figure out where it was from. 

Occasionally I'd sing it to someone and try to see if they knew it too. 

But nobody knew it, and it remained a mystery. 

Then one night I was surfing around old TV shows on Youtube, 

and I found a cute show called Jeremy the Bear. 

I listened to the theme song with no recollection until I got to the end.  
And then I almost fell off my seat.

The melody lasts from 0:41 to 0:55.

It's absolutely amazing how the mind stores memories and information. 

I don't actually remember very much from the show at all. Just that little melody.

Jeremy The Bear

(maybe THAT would make a good Halloween costume!)

And I'll leave you with this one: Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings.

Well you know my name is Andy,

and the things I draw come true!